During January we finished all the pieced blocks and had three applique blocks left. The first of these is #40 Friendship Dahlia. We chose the fabrics, traced and cut the patterns, fused the webbing to the fabric and got them all fused to the … [Continue reading] about Ode to the 1930’s Block 40, 41, & 42
As I mentioned in this post about quilt #1: "I had no plans to make Christmas quilts for our sons in 2016 as I'd made them quilts for Christmas 2015. They both visited in September and independently requested a quilt for Christmas. That put a bit of … [Continue reading] about Christmas quilt #2 2016-Urban Blues
I had no plans to make Christmas quilts for our sons in 2016 as I'd made them quilts for Christmas 2015. They both visited in September and independently requested a quilt for Christmas. That put a bit of a panic in my holiday planning, for sure. But … [Continue reading] about Christmas quilt #1 2016-Star Wars
In November and December of 2016, and January of 2017, we did the three blocks that are 3" square and serve as fillers among the larger blocks. We made six of #34 Triangles, eleven of #35 Pinwheels, and nine of #36 Bowtie. That finishes up … [Continue reading] about Ode to the 1930’s Blocks 34, 35, & 36
In the middle of December 2016, we took a break from 3" squares and did another applique square. This one is Block #39 called English Flower Pot and is 12"x12". It was fairly straightforward and we used the same color scheme used in the pattern and … [Continue reading] about Ode to the 1930’s Block #39